Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-18

expected TO be one of the most elaborate
affairs of the kind ever held in the State
While Mr.. f. b. Whiting was driving
on College street Monday his sleigh was
tipped over and the horse ran down Col
lege street, scatter few of the goods dis
played IN front of the Boston Bargain
store and turned up st. Paul street. The
horse was stopped near St. Paul's church.
Fortunately Mr.. Whiting was compare
lively uninjured and the sleigh was but
little damaged.
Following is the customs reports for
the district of Vermont for the month of
February Value of free goods imported
S7l,532 dutiable goods, S1l9 lGS; duties
$i36S9.l2 entered for warehouse and
transportation, $36, 2SS duties, S25, 53S. "a !:
entries for transportation and eXporta-
ton, S115,602; duties, $204 SOB 81; with
drawn from warehouse, 1921 duties
S34S domestic exports, Sl2O,966
As the Burlington and Lamoille train
due here at noon Thursday was approach
ing the Winooski station, stone thrown
from one of the bridges which
cross the track crashed through a
window into the smoker, but fortunate
ly injuring no one. The hoodlums have
made it practice for some time whenever
they wanted little amusement to stone
passing train, and the authorities
should try to put stop to such a danger
Gus practice.
There is a project on foot to form a stock
company for the purpose of building a
boat house on the lake shore large enough
to accommodate yachts as well as skifrs
and canoes. The interest in yachting has
taken an early start and the outlook is
most encouraging. A number of our resi-
dents are expecting to purchase canoes in
view of the fact that the American Canoe
association has bought Bow and Arrow
Point and the season promises to be a
lively one.
1t will he a source of regret to many of
our citizens to learn that Prof Stager has
definitely decided to abandon the Bur
lington summer school of languages.
The special reason for this decision is the
announcement of big seaside summer
school at Asbury Park, n. j., on strong
and permanent basis Prof. Stager
thinks that this school would draw so
largely from his prospective pupils at
Philadelphia, where he now is, as we'll ms
New York and other sections as to make
the enterprise in this city doubtful. Other
lesser difficulties also had their effect.
DR.. g. f.. f. Sparkhawk has purchased
the property belonging to the estate of the
late X. NJ. Clapp, situated at the corner of
Bank and St. Paul streets, consisting of
the house now occupied by Mrs Clapp
and the house and lot adjoining on the
north, occupied by Mr.. w. II. Brink.
The price paid is $4,000. DR.. Spar
hawk expects eventually to remove the
building on the corner property and
make fine lawn which will be great
improvement to his already handsome
property adjoining.
Some time since Commander Trick of
Post Stannard received word that the
government would furnish headstones for
the graves of all veterans not already
provided for in this manner by friends if
a list of such was forwarded before June
|, 1857. a committee was accordingly ap-
pointed to investigate as to the number of
such graves of veterans in the cemeteries
of this city, and to make the work more
complete any resident who knows of "A
soldiers grave that has no headstone is
requested to communicate with Adiutant
Schroeder of Stannard Post.